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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So my point is being proven. VB is for girls who are "lazier" than girls who do other higher cardio sports. 
My DD included. No shame![/quote]

DD's basketball team lost one of their best bigs to volleyball. Another local team she considers a rival a lot lost two of their bigs. These are EYBL teams where girls usually get scholarships. From what we've heard, volleyball is the easier admissions bump to better academic programs for tall very athletic girls [/quote]
My DD volleyball player has many tall teammates on her club team and I've heard lots of stories about basketball coaches being upset that tall players are choosing volleyball over basketball.

In terms of collegiate recruiting, the odds of high school players making it to D1 are pretty similar between basketball and volleyball (81:1 vs 83:1 [url]https://scholarshipstats.com/varsityodds[/url]). In terms of scholarships, D1 women's basketball programs are allowed to give up to 15 scholarships with a roster limit of 15 players. Women's volleyball has a scholarship limit of 12, with no limit on roster size meaning on many teams there were quite a few non-scholarship athletes on almost every D1 college volleyball team. Under the antitrust settlement the NCAA reached earlier this year, starting in the 2025 season the rules for women's basketball will remain the same while for women's volleyball, schools will now be able to give 18 scholarships and have a roster limit of 18. How this plays out for non-power 4 conferences will be interesting. Offering 6 additional scholarships would be great for athletes, but it's not clear every conference/school will be able to go that high.

I'm not sure if there is a way to measure the admissions bump that either might give in one sport over another. Anecdotally, I think the stories of obviously unqualified students getting admitted to high academic schools as recruited athletes are exaggerated. Not saying that it never happens, but I don't think it's the norm. Maybe it's more common for revenue generating sports with top-25 teams, but I'd guess it's less frequent for women's volleyball or basketball. [/quote]

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